[Adopted by Article 123 of the Codified Ordinances]
The office of the Mayor shall be vested with the powers and duties, hereinafter referred to as areas of responsibility, as specified in the provisions of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law[1] of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as all other applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred to as "city," and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and shall perform, among other areas of responsibility, the following:
A. 
Direct and supervise the executive and administrative affairs of the City.
B. 
Appoint directors of the six departments created herein, by and with the consent of the Council of the City, hereinafter referred to as the "Council," and remove any director of any department, after providing written notice of such intended action to the Council, as well as complying with any other provisions for removal as specified in the areas of responsibility.
C. 
Designate any elected or appointed city official to temporarily perform the duties of any office as a result of a vacancy, leave of absence or disability.
D. 
Serve as a temporary or permanent director of any department or its subordinate functional areas.
E. 
Prescribe any rules or regulations for any department or its subordinate functional areas which are deemed necessary for the conduct of city business.
F. 
Revoke, suspend or alter any such rule or regulation issued to any department or its subordinate functional areas.
G. 
Assign any department or its subordinate functional areas to assist or perform work for any other department or its subordinate functional areas.
H. 
Countermand or cause to become null and void any action taken or decision made by the director of any department or its subordinate functional areas.
I. 
Cause the enforcement of all city laws, codes and ordinances.
J. 
Prepare and present to the Council, no later than its last regularly scheduled meeting of November of each year, an annual General Fund Budget for the upcoming calendar year, including all relevant financial data on surplus funds, anticipated revenues and projected expenditures.
K. 
Submit monthly reports and an annual report on the performance of each department and its subordinate functional areas, including financial statements, to the Council.
L. 
Attend and participate in regularly scheduled or special meetings of the Council.
M. 
Create special temporary or permanent advisory committees, councils and the like to review, investigate or inquire into matters related to the City.
N. 
Recommend persons to serve on the various permanent and mandated authorities, boards, commissions and the like of the City.
O. 
Attend to all other areas of responsibility of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 41101 et seq.
The Executive Department, in addition to the Office of the Mayor, shall consist of the following subordinate functional areas and shall conduct all of the appropriate areas of responsibility associated therewith:
A. 
Office of Budget and Accounting.
B. 
Office of the City Solicitor.
The Office of the Mayor or its subordinate functional areas shall, in addition to all other appropriate areas of responsibility, interact, where applicable, with the various authorities, boards and commissions of the City appropriate to the Executive Department.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 3-1997]
A. 
The annual salary of the Mayor of the City of Lancaster, who will be elected at the municipal election to be held in November of 2017, and municipal elections thereafter, be and the same is hereby fixed as follows:
[Amended 1-25-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005; 2-23-2016 by Ord. No. 2-2016; 7-27-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
Calendar Year Beginning January
Salary per Annum
2018
$85,000
2019
$86,275
2020
$87,569
2021
$88,883
2022
$88,883
For years commencing 2023 and thereafter, the Mayor's salary shall be increased by the same percentage that salaries of members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly are increased (it being understood that salaries of members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly are increased according to the Public Official Compensation Law, the Act of October 19, 1995 [Act No. 51 of 1995][1], as amended, relating to and providing for an annual cost-of-living adjustment).
[1]
Editor's Note: See 65 P.S. § 366, et seq.
B. 
The Mayor of the City of Lancaster shall engage and discharge his or her duties on a full-time basis, which means, as a minimum, the equivalent of eight or more hours a day, on five or more days per week, excluding holidays and vacations as established by the personnel policies of the City, and means, further, that time required to fully and effectively discharge the duties of Mayor and all the exigencies required of that office to completely execute the business of the City as pertains to that office.
C. 
All appropriation ordinances for the years referenced in Subsection A above shall fix the salary of the Office of Mayor as provided herein.
[Amended 1-25-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005; 2-23-2016 by Ord. No. 2-2016; 7-27-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]